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Garage Door Fundamentals

Components of a Door


Components of a DoorWindow LiteWindow Lite
Glazed section with various types of glass or clear acrylic to allow for light and visibility.

SectionsSections
Steel panels reinforced with stiles interconnected with hinges and rollers.

Bottom BracketBottom Bracket A structured support which provides for attachment of lifting cables.

 Cable DrumCable Drum
Grooved drums on the torsion spring shaft that lifting cables wind around when door is opening.

Torsion SpringsTorsion Springs
Provides the means to raise and lower the garage door via cable winding on drums.

ExtensionExtension
extend along both horizontal tracks

Rear Track HangerRear Track Hanger

TrackTrack
Provides a guide for section to raise or lower the garage door.

Track Types:
Standard
Low Headroom

Track Components:
Vertical Track: on either side of opening.
Horizontal Track: attached to ceiling.
Radius: curved track

Standard Heights:
7 feet high - 4 sections high
8 feet high - 5 sections high


Headroom Chart
4-1/2'–10" – low headroom track
10" – standard track/extension spring
12" – standard track/torsion spring
14" or more – required for operator


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